unit 2.1 early civilizations

Question 1

what is mesopotamia also referred to as?

Answer 1

The Land Between The Rivers

Question 2

what two rivers are between mesopotamia?

Answer 2

the Tigris River and the Euphrates River

Question 3

how was farming like in the fertile crescent?

Answer 3

they used irrigation, which were watering fields using human-made systems. they had fine and fertile soil that was excellent for agriculture.

Question 4

what was sumer?

Answer 4

mesopotamias first civilization

Question 5

what was sumerian society organized by?

Answer 5

social class

Question 6

what religion were sumerians?

Answer 6

polytheistic

Question 7

name some of the invaders of the fertile crescent

Answer 7

akkadians, babylonians, hittites, assyrians, the chaldeans

Question 8

who united upper and lower egypt?

Answer 8

King Menes

Question 9

where did the egyptians build a new capital city at?

Answer 9

memphis

Question 10

who led the most important religious ceremonies in egypt?

Answer 10

the pharaoh

Question 11

what were the kings viziers?

Answer 11

people who did most of the pharaohs work

Question 12

where were the pharaohs dead bodies store?

Answer 12

pyramids

Question 13

did egyptians believe in the afterlife?

Answer 13

yes

Question 14

why was the great pyramid so impressive?

Answer 14

because the egyptians had limited technology

Question 15

what was egyptians society like?

Answer 15

a hierarchy

Question 16

what religion were the egyptians?

Answer 16

polytheistic

Question 17

what was the difference between the mesopotamians view of the afterlife and the egyptians?

Answer 17

the mesopotamians believed in a dark and gloomy afterlife, where as the egyptians believed in a good one

Question 18

what did Ramses ll do?

Answer 18

expanded the empire into Nubia, Libya, and the eastern medditeranean and built the first capital city and commissioned an awesome number of temples, monuments, and statues

Question 19

what were the hittites?

Answer 19

the powerful empire centered around present day Turkey who battles with Ramses for 15 years, but eventually came to a peace treaty

Question 20

was Egypt in good condition after Ramses died?

Answer 20

no

Question 21

what was nubia and why was it so important?

Answer 21

it was a place rich in gold, copper, and other important resources. it provided a trade route from africa. it eventually fell to the assyrians

Question 22

what group of people has stores of gold and started to produce iron as well?

Answer 22

the kushites

Question 23

what do hieroglyphics give insight to?

Answer 23

Egyptian life

Question 24

what was the egyptian social structure based on?

Answer 24

heritage

Question 25

what year were lower and upper egypt united?

Answer 25

3100 BCE

Question 26

why was king tut so famous?

Answer 26

he was the most famous mummy ever discovered

Question 27

who created the first written law code?

Answer 27

Hammurabi (Hammurabi’s code)